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³ VIRUS REPORT ³
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³ EDV ³
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Date of Origin: January, 1990.
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Host Machine: PC compatibles.
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Host Files: Remains resident. Infects boot sector of both floppies and
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hard disks, and infects hard disk partition tables.
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Increase in Size of Infected Files: n/a
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Nature of Damage: Corrupts or overwrites boot sector. Affects system
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run-time operation.
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Detected by: Scanv58+, IBM Scan.
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Removed by: MDisk/P.
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Scan Code: "MSDOS Vers. E.D.V." appears at the end of the boot sector on
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infected floppies.
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The EDV virus was first reported by David Chess at IBM. It is a boot
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sector and partition table virus. Troublesome, it causes program crashes
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and some data destruction.
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º This document was adapted from the book "Computer Viruses", º
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º which is copyright and distributed by the National Computer º
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º Security Association. It contains information compiled from º
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º many sources. To the best of our knowledge, all information º
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º presented here is accurate. º
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º º
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º Please send any updates or corrections to the NCSA, Suite 309, º
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º 4401-A Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008. Or call our BBS º
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º and upload the information: (202) 364-1304. Or call us voice at º
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º (202) 364-8252. This version was produced May 22, 1990. º
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º º
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º The NCSA is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving º
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º computer security. Membership in the association is just $45 per º
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º year. Copies of the book "Computer Viruses", which provides º
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º detailed information on over 145 viruses, can be obtained from º
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º the NCSA. Member price: $44; non-member price: $55. º
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º º
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º The document is copyright (c) 1990 NCSA. º
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º º
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º This document may be distributed in any format, providing º
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º this message is not removed or altered. º
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